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Limelight Extra

TLH
Published 12:37 p.m. ET Dec. 24, 2013

Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone are aging boxers in "Grudge Match."
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AP
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HAVE A SAMURAI HOLIDAY: After a ruthless warlord kills their master and banishes their way of life, nearly 50 leaderless samurai (one of them played by Keanu Reeves) vow to seek vengeance and restore honor to their people in the martial-arts action pic “47 Ronin.” It’s rated PG-13 and opens today at Governors Square and the Tallahassee Mall.

HAPPY BOXING DAY: Two boxing legends (Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone) who are getting long in the tooth are lured out of retirement and into the ring for one last big pay day in “Grudge Match.” It’s rated PG-13 and opens today at Governors Square and the Tallahassee Mall.

JUSTIN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS: The Canadian pop sensation tries to keep grounded while his singing career rockets into the stratosphere in the backstage tour documentary “Justin Bieber’s Believe.” It’s rated PG and opens today at the Tallahassee Mall.

DO THE WALL STREET SHUFFLE: A stockbroker (Leonardo DiCaprio) with no ethics or moral compass becomes a wealthy, fast-living, drub-abusing, greedy, multi-millionaire during the unregulated days in the ‘90s on Wall Street in director Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street.” It’s rated R and opens today at Governors Square and the Tallahassee Mall.

A REAL PHOTO FINISH: Shortly before Life magazine is about to publish its final print issue, a mild-mannered photo editor (Ben Stiller) must go to great lengths to track down the negative for the cover shot in the romantic fantasy “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” which is very loosely based on the famed short story by James Thurber. It’s rated PG and opens today at Governors Square and the Tallahassee Mall.

FROM PRISONER TO PRESIDENT: The human-rights leader Nelson Mandela (Idris Elba) rises from political prisoner to president of South Africa after the fall of apartheid in the dramatic bio-pic “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.” It’s rated PG-13 and opens today at Governors Square and the Tallahassee Mall.

WEDDING BELL BLUES: Thanks to what appears to be an alcohol-related accident following a wedding reception, a young couple has to cancel honeymoon plans when a member of the wedding croaks in the black comedy “Best Man Down.” It’s rated PG-13 and is being shown by the Tallahassee Film Society at 6 p.m. Friday; 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at All Saints Cinema, 918 1/2 Railroad Ave. Tickets are $8 and $5. Call 386-4404 or visit www.tallahasseefilms.com.

Music

CATFISH FOR CHRISTMAS: Take a break from Christmas feasting when Catfish Alliance presents its “Christmas Pageant” starting at 9:30 p.m. on Christmas at the 5th Avenue Taproom, 1122 Thomasville Road in Midtown. Festivities will include the Sex Manatee Christmas Celebration. Expect a small cover charge at the door.

GET RIGHT WITH WAINWRIGHT: The rollicking pianist Victor Wainwright, who won the 2013 Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year Award, will unleash the boogie-woogie starting at 10 p.m. Friday at The Bradfordville Blues Club, 7152 Moses Lane. Tickets are $13 advance and $15 at the door. Visit www.bradfordvilleblues.com.

BACK ON HOME TURF: Spend “An Evening With John Kurzweg” starting at 7 p.m. Friday at the Mockingbird Cafe, 1225 N. Monroe St. Singer-songwriter Kurzweg, who has produced hit records for Creed and Puddle of Mudd, is a Tallahassee native who now lives in Santa Fe, N.M. He will be joined by former bandmates Terry Clark and Dale Shumate from Radio Bikini. Tickets are $10. Call 222-4956 for reservations.

A VERY PUBLIC STATEMENT: The Public Address Band will rock out starting at 10 p.m. Friday at Pockets Pool and Pub, 2810 Sharer Road. There is a $5 cover charge.

SHARPEN THE HARPOON: Get ready to shake a tail-feather when Tallahassee’s harmonica-driven blues-rock band Swingin’ Harpoon starts the party at 10 p.m. Saturday at the Bradfordville Blues Club, 7152 Moses Lane. Tickets are $13 advance and $15 day of the show. Visit www.bradfordvilleblues.com.

MOSH AWAY THE HOLIDAY: Work off some of those Christmas calories by jumping into the mosh pit during a big punk-rock show featuring Moshing X, New Humanity, Slum Council and more starting at 8 p.m. Saturday at All Saints Cafe, 903 Railroad Ave. There is no cover charge and the concert completely alcohol-free.

TAKE A MUSICAL TRIP TO IRELAND: The Friends of Sligo Ireland is presenting singer-songwriter Donie Carroll, who grew up in Country Cork but now lives in New York City, during a musical celebration of Irish music starting at 7 p.m. Sunday at the 5th Avenue Taproom, 1122 Thomasville Road in Midtown. Carroll will play music from his new album, “Divil of A Noise,” and then there will be an open-jam session. Musicians are invited bring along their instruments. It’s free and open to the public. Call 222-4225.